Korean Lacquerware from the Late Joseon Dynasty: Conservation and Analysis of Four Objects at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

O’Shea, Colleen; Fenn, Mark E.; Gillis, Kathy; Khanjian, Herant; Schilling, Michael

doi:10.1080/00393630.2021.1967551

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“…Although acknowledged to be present in low relative abundances in cellulose [51], it is present in such a high abundance in the TMAH pyrolysis of starch that it has been suggested as a starch marker [51,52]. In a more recent study, Schilling et al referred to this unknown compound as Schellmannose [52], and it has been published under this name multiple times [52][53][54][55][56]. In studies conducted at the Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI), very low relative abundances of this compound have been found to form during TMAH Py-GC-MS analysis of other materials containing glucose linkages, including dextrin and sucrose.…”

Section: Threads and Coatings: Pyrolysis-gas Chromatography-mass Spec...mentioning

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Found in the Folds: A Rediscovery of Ancient Egyptian Pleated Textiles and the Analysis of Carbohydrate Coatings

Poulin¹,

Paulocik

Veall³

2022

Molecules

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Charles T. Currelly, first director of the Royal Ontario Museum, participated in excavations of the tomb of King Nebhepetre, now known as Mentuhotep II, (Dynasty XI) in Deir el-Bahri, Egypt in 1906. He brought to Canada many objects from the excavations, and objects that he purchased while in Egypt; these formed the initial collection of the museum. Among the objects were seven fragments of fine linen cloth with intricate pleat patterns. Recently, the cloths became the subject of a study to learn how they had retained their pleats for 4000 years. Samples were examined and analysed using polarised light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy-electron dispersive X-ray spectrometry, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Three of the cloths were likely fragments of clothing re-purposed as bandages and were found to be saturated in mummification balms composed of Pinaceae resin, Pistacia resin, and an essential oil characterised by a high abundance of cedrol, possibly originating from a juniper species. All seven of the cloths were found to have traces of polysaccharides from two probable sources: an arabinogalactan gum such as gum arabic or a fruit gum, and a polyglucoside, possibly starch.

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Section: Threads and Coatings: Pyrolysis-gas Chromatography-mass Spec...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Found in the Folds: A Rediscovery of Ancient Egyptian Pleated Textiles and the Analysis of Carbohydrate Coatings

Poulin¹,

Paulocik

Veall³

2022

Molecules

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Effects of Urushi and Sumi ink on the mechanical properties and water repellency of Washi paper

Narita

Yamada

2022

J Polym Res

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New material connections in a mother-of-pearl Enconchado from the Viceroyalty of New Spain

Dismukes,

Lazarte,

Centeno

2024

Herit Sci

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Adoration of the Magi (ca. 1695–1700), an enconchado painting attributed to Miguel González, active in Mexico in the late seventeenth century, exemplifies the refinement of the arts produced in Spanish America as a response to the taste for Asian goods during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The painting and its original mother-of-pearl inlaid frame were examined and analyzed using non-invasive and micro-sampling methods, an approach that permitted answering outstanding questions about the stratigraphy, pigments, and the use of shells throughout the painting and frame. The identification of the mother-of-pearl, determined to be from a Pinctada species, was a central focus of this study. In addition to the inlaid shells in the painting and frame, shell fragments were observed mixed with gypsum in the ground preparation of the painting by SEM–EDS. To our knowledge, this is a novel identification of marine shells in the ground of an easel painting. Traces of workmanship in the inlaid shells observed by SEM and optical microscopy are possibly connected to pre-Hispanic methodologies of mother-of-pearl refinement. Graphical Abstract

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Korean Lacquerware from the Late Joseon Dynasty: Conservation and Analysis of Four Objects at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Cited by 3 publications

References 14 publications

Found in the Folds: A Rediscovery of Ancient Egyptian Pleated Textiles and the Analysis of Carbohydrate Coatings

Found in the Folds: A Rediscovery of Ancient Egyptian Pleated Textiles and the Analysis of Carbohydrate Coatings

Effects of Urushi and Sumi ink on the mechanical properties and water repellency of Washi paper

New material connections in a mother-of-pearl Enconchado from the Viceroyalty of New Spain

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